Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carpenter bees bore round holes into wood siding and rails. Here's how to identify them and keep them from doing serious damage.

The bees are important pollinators, but they can be a headache for homeowners.

Different species of bees, including carpenter bees, are essential pollinators that help our ecosystem thrive. Carpenter bees ensure plants and flowers grow, and they are also a key food source for ...

Carpenter bees, also sometimes known as wood bees, don't have a great reputation. That's because they are the ones (the female workers, again) that bore into your wood and make a hole as neat and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wirestock / Getty Images Carpenter bees cause damage to untreated wood by making holes where they live and nest. Use insecticides, ...

Those perfectly round holes in your deck aren't a minor nuisance. They are an open invitation — to next spring's carpenter bee infestation, to moisture and rot, and to a woodpecker problem you didn't ...

Notice giant black bees buzzing around your backyard? Those enormous insects you’ve spotted are carpenter bees, he said. Carpenter bees use their powerful jaws to burrow into wood, leaving “siding, ...

If you're finding yourself dodging dive-bombing bees on your way to the back shed, or noticing little round holes dotting your fence or deck, then there's a chance you've got an infestation of ...

Carpenter bees are native to the United States and common in Kansas. Here’s what to consider if you have one making holes in your deck. CB Strickland Getty Images/iStockphoto As the afternoons get ...

In terms of population, Arizona is home to various bee species, but have you been spotting large black bees buzzing by you lately? These bees are commonly known as carpenter bees, earning their name ...

If you see a carpenter bee nest in your yard, you can't handle them in the same way as other pests. But thankfully, you can ...

Notice giant black bees buzzing around your backyard? That could spell trouble for your deck or fence, according to David Headrick, Cal Poly professor emeritus of entomology and pest management. Those ...